We may not be able to stop this atrocious event this year
(scheduled for August 20), but our actions now will ensure this
will be the last time wild-caught snapping turtles will be
captured and then have their heads ripped out of their shells,
all in the name of "entertainment."

Please contact the commissioners, council members and the
campground and politely ask that they do the right thing and
replace this cruel event. And please spread this alert far and
wide.

Every year for the past 12 years at the Campshore Campground,
wild-caught snapping turtles endure terrible violence at the
hands of participants. The frightened animals are grabbed by
their tails and repeatedly slammed to the ground.

Their heads are yanked from their shells, and they are then
swung around until "contestants" are able to wrap their fists
around the animals' necks.

In addition to terrifying these reptiles, these attacks can
result in serious injury and fatal stress—and death comes slowly
for turtles because of their slow metabolism. Survivors are
likely subjected to slaughter or release into unfamiliar areas,
only to succumb to parasites or disease.

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